tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300395900787148509.post6393711980621377990..comments2023-10-20T08:55:42.757-04:00Comments on Critic-O-Meter: The Iliad: Book OneRob Weinert-Kendthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015688507553252146noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300395900787148509.post-43691776878903458052009-04-22T13:05:00.000-04:002009-04-22T13:05:00.000-04:00World War II-set in costume, only. The text is con...World War II-set in costume, only. The text is contemporary, true, but half of the action takes place on Olympus and there are songs in Greek; if people thought it was supposed to be a modernization (as opposed to just an aesthetic staging), no wonder they came off so disappointed. But like I said--the unevenness and artifice were bound to break the show for people.Aaron Ricciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003634532469211190noreply@blogger.com